cashew
Anacardium occidentale
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 40 feet tall12 to 30 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is a fruit tree for food gardens, containers, and low maintenance borders. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Calamondin, Acerola, Flowering banana, and Arp rosemary.